News from the Safe Cosmetics National Book Tour
The “Not Just a Pretty Face” national road show and book tour is off to a rocking start! The first two rallies in Boston and Portland, Ore., drew more than 100 people each. In Philadelphia, 160 nursing students and faculty came to hear about the book, and we raised money for the 10 year anniversary of the Women’s Health and Environmental Network. Next up: Connecticut Nurses Association in Hartford.
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is all over the news since the release of product tests that found lead in 61% of lipstick tested. Campaign spokesperson Stacy Malkan, author of “Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry,” appeared in media interviews across the US and Canada to call attention to the lack of regulatory oversight for personal care products. Here is a sample of coverage:Good Morning America, Reuters, Houston Chronicle, Boston Globe, ABC News Boston, NBC Boston, Lynn Item, Hartford Courant and South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Check out upcoming tour stops in Philadelphia, New York, Albany, Missoula, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Washington State.
October 20th, 2007 at 7:21 am
It’s very dangerous to have lead in lipstick. It’s bad to put it on 10 times a day, and if you carry it a lot in your purse, you should only put it on a tiny bit. I learned this from listening to you speak in Boston.
Kaitlyn Freeman
7 years old
November 9th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
You go Stacy! Thanks for visiting my blog and for your comment. Are you going to be at the San Francisco Green Festival this weekend?
Again, thanks for all the work you are doing. This is important,
marguerite]
http://lamarguerite.wordpress.com
May 16th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Hi Carol, I’m so sorry to hear about your mother and sister! that is outrageous. There is some evidence that hair dye (especially dark dyes) is associated with increased risk of bladder cancer and non-hodgkins lymphoma. The links to brain cancers haven’t been as closely investigated, but I did find this study from Oxford Journal that addresses the issue.
http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/165/1/63
There is certainly enough evidence about the toxicity and risks of hair dye to indicate that the beauty industry needs to innovate safer methods! That should be a top priority of the industry.
Best, Stacy Malkan